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We usually say “North Americans” to refer to people who live in North America, and “South Americans” to refer to people who live in South America. The word “American” is the adjective for both the US, and the continent (America).
Most people in English would not call Canadians, Guatemalans, nor Peruvians "Americans" just because they live on the American continents. The word "American" is specifically a person from the USA. If you really want to be that specific, you'd have to say something like "people from the US".
International speakers of English generally refer to people from the United States as Americans while equivalent translations of American are used in many other languages, namely Italian (americano), Dutch (Amerikaan), Afrikaans (Amerikaner), Japanese (アメリカ人, rōmaji: amerika-jin), Filipino (Amerikano), Hebrew (אמריקני or ...
30 Νοε 2022 · As someone born and living in your country of origin, think about how you’ve referred to people who’ve come from another country to live where you live—and consider why you’ve used these terms.
6 Ιουν 2018 · Only some people in the US use hyphenated American identities. Others are proud to be simply American. As to the reasons why people use these terms, they vary wildly. In the early 20th century, referring to people as "German-American" or "Irish-American" was often meant to offend.
18 Ιουλ 2011 · I think you should be called by where you live or where you were born, whichever you identify with more, regardless of where your parents or ancestors are from. I would prefer to be called American because I was born in America and live in America.
2 Μαΐ 2022 · I haven't heard "the States", in the US, to refer to this country. "The" implies "a group of things" and also "there, not here". If it was here, it would be "these states". So you can say "the states" in South Korea, but you would not say it in the US.
